Do diuretics cause pancreatitis?

Do incretin-based therapies cause acute pancreatitis?

In 2007 a question was raised about the causal relationship between the first of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, exenatide, and pancreatitis, as postmarketing reports of pancreatitis in patients treated with this agent had been received by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There had been six reports of hemorrhagic pancreatitis, with two of the cases resulting in death. An u...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

Do MRI agents cause or worsen acute pancreatitis?

Acute pancreatitis is still one of the challenging issues in general surgical practice in terms of diagnosis, management and follow-up. CT evaluation of the patients with acute pancreatitis gained popularity in order to document necrosis within the pancreatic tissue which is one of the most important factor linked to the morbidity and even mortality of the disease. Recent studies evidenced that...

How do loop diuretics act?

In the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, NaCl reabsorption is mediated by a Na+/2Cl-/K+ cotransport system, present in the luminal membrane of this nephron segment. Loop diuretics such as furosemide (frusemide), piretanide, bumetanide and torasemide bind reversibly to this carrier protein, thus reducing or abolishing NaCl reabsorption. This leads to a decrease in interstitial hypertoni...

primary hyperparathyroidism and pancreatitis: an uncommon cause of pancreatitis